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Apr 18th 2016, 6:01 PM 8,906 Views 1 Comment

1. This crime of the century that took place in Ennis

@ronan_casey fresh from the Clare people pic.twitter.com/djNsBnBg
— carey moloney (@ravercarey) December 23, 2012

Source: carey moloney/Twitter

The real crime being that only one was drank, RIGHT?

2. When this situation needed to be explained by the story

It'll be hard to surpass the #clare people headline!! pic.twitter.com/gj85BlkzHX
— WILL HANAFIN⚡️ (@willhanafin) August 4, 2014

Source: WILL HANAFIN/Twitter

3. When The Clare People heard a quote and knew it was headline material

headliners Source: Stephen McDermott

4. Of all the prices to be giving out about, this took the biscuit in The Clare Champion

By the way, now I HAVE seen it all. Check the headline on the lead story in this week's Clare Champion! pic.twitter.com/GXpV7QaymW
— Trevor Spillane (@TrevorSpillane) March 24, 2013

Source: Trevor Spillane/Twitter

5. When there were plans to upgrade Dunnes in Ennis to a class 2 relic

headliners2 Source: DailyEdge.ie

Only in Clare.

6. When The Clare People turned a story about a local baker into the headline of the year

adough Source: @Mark_Dunphy/Twitter

7. Not forgetting that time an April Fools’ sent the county into a tailspin

Source: The Clare People

Well played.

8. And finally… when The Clare Courier asked the GAA question on everyone’s mind

limerick Source: Pat Crowe Twitter

Telling it like it is.

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